Smyrna times., 1887-07-27
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Letter from Dover.

DOVER, July 26th. 1887.
Camp meeting is the talk every.
where, and Are you going ont fo
camp tonight" the intcrogatorv Won
are greeted with from everyone. The
tenters commenced moving out vester.
day and to-day, continual stream OF
wagons, piled up with household goods
mas been going out State street. max
ing one unacquainted with the facts
thlnk That the people were desertinp
the town. 1t was said the first of tbe
week that the managers were not 90.
ing to allow hacks to come within half
a mile Of the grounds on Sunday 1.-THE
last Legislature gave the camp associa-
ton coRtrol of all the country within
half a mile Of the grounds) but the
management, adopting a more liberal
position, will allow those who are not
able to spare the time through the
week an opportunity to visit the camn
on sunday Rev. I. f. Terry has con-
trol OF the services at the grounds.
Company d. d. U. NJ, leave to-mor-
row on the special train for the State
encampment at Rehoboth. The com
pany will have about 80 men. who are
well drilled and present fine anDear.
ance in their uniforms.
The Inder, about which there has
Deen so much prenatal blow and bins.
ter, made its appearance last Thursday
And one redeeming feature of Mr.. Wol.
colts really wonderful salutatorv was
the apology it contained for the anDear-
ance OF the infant. This Appearance
was not due to the lack of sponsors for
they were all there at the birth. IL
Wolcott, J. d. Burton, J. Frank Wiids
Il. J. Reynolds, H. c. Wolcott. DR. r
3. Lewis, G. ]. Harrington, J. G. Van
uegrlit, Judge J. G. Grubb and your
own John Ed. Collins, the owners, were
present either in person or by deputy
at the accouchment, but in spite Of ali
TINS the sheet fell upon the community
IKE wet blanket. The girl-graduate.
essay-salutatOry said nothing and
meant less IN the opinion OfOur citizens
and II Jas. l.. WolcOtt expects To ride
into Uncle Ellis seat on this craft no
Will have to have her rugged in differ.
ent shape from what she is now The
mechanical and editorial appearance of
the sheet show unparalleled inexneri-
ence, and If it took Editor Capenter
three weeks to get out the first sheet
my impression is that he is the wrong
man IN the wrong place. OF course
the name at its head, followed bv the
title OF manager, doesn't signify anv.
tnlng as ne Is nonentity pure and
simple, others, as is too wellknown do.
ing the managing, and using this party
as a 0llnd. would be pleased should
the TINES editorially ask the Tader
where it stands on the Constitutional
Convention question.
Prof. Benton, of Delaware College
Will deliver a sermon in the Episco1ai
Church Sunday.
Detective Hutchins, of the railroad
deserves credit for the ability he is dis.
playing in breaking up the tramp nui.
sance along his division of the road
His large hauls" here and at Clavton
shows plainly that he means business
and intends to break it up if it is posi-.
The next appointment Gov. Bipgs
Will have in the County Building here
IS the Clerk of the Peace, now held bv
Z. }. Hall, an efficient and capable Of. |
hcer, who, strangely different from his
brother officers, don't want reapDoint. |
ment. There will be scores of nm.
plicants for the Governor to choose
from, but if he cOnsults the wishes of
MS supporters in this county, Cove S.
wilson will be the appointee. Mr.. |
Wilson is wellknown all over the coun. |
ty' and cannot be too highly recon.
mended for the position. A long resi- |
.dence in Dover as the clerk and book |
keeper ofan influential lawyer especial.
~ fits him for the position, and his
knowledge Of the duties of all the
County Building officers makes it more
than proper that he should have the
othce: Mr.. w. is known as a social
friendly, gOod-natured ana hari-work,
ing Democrat.